With 232 pages and an expanded 12″ by 12″ format, our biggest print issue yet celebrates the people, places, music, and art of our hometown, including cover features on David Lynch, Nipsey Hussle, Syd, and Phoebe Bridgers’ Saddest Factory Records, plus Brian Wilson, Cuco, Ty Segall, Lord Huron, Remi Wolf, The Doors, the art of RISK, Taz, Estevan Oriol, Kii Arens, and Edward Colver, and so much more.
  
  
  
  Photo by Michael Muller. Image design by Gene Bresler at Catch Light Digital. Cobver design by Jerome Curchod.
Phoebe Bridgers makeup: Jenna Nelson (using Smashbox Cosmetics)
Phoebe Bridgers hair: Lauren Palmer-Smith
MUNA hair/makeup: Caitlin Wronski 
The Los Angeles Issue
  Florence + the Machine, Everybody Scream
After recent big swings across the pop plate, Florence Welch’s gothic sixth album gets cerebral and probing as the songwriter proves herself to be more in touch with her emotions.
  Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo, In the Earth Again
Destruction and decay may be the themes explored by the unlikely collaboration of a noise-rock band and a folk guitarist, but instrumentally, they make it sound beautiful, lush, and gentle.
  Soft Cell, The Art of Falling Apart [Super Deluxe Edition]
This six-disc collection expands upon the aggression, industrialism, and pernicious lyrics of the duo’s 1983 LP—a revenge, of sorts, on becoming pin-up darlings of the British new wave.
FLOOD Staff
  Andy Craig gives a solo performance of his recent single, which was produced by Local Natives’ Nik Ewing.
  Today’s show also includes new music from Roosevelt, Momma, 070 Shake, and more.
  The pioneering alt-rockers recently played an intimate set at the 230-cap venue.
  The Canadian songwriter’s latest album Cerulean arrives June 3.
  Jamie xx / photo by Joshua Mellin
Tickets are on sale now for the September 30 event sponsored by FLOOD.
  The late-night performance arrives ahead of TSUNG’s new album Empire Postcards, out this Friday.
  Ahead of the release of her new album rising this Friday, Maia will be taking over FLOOD FM this week with hand-picked songs and stories.
  This week’s “Fave 15” podcast also includes Kathleen Hanna, Danger Mouse & Black Thought, and mxmtoon.
  The Canadian folk songwriter plays through “All Dressed Up,” “Waterfall,” and “I Can’t Believe” in her backyard.
  The solo pipe organ performance arrives ahead of the songwriter’s forthcoming record ALTAR.
  The former Walkmen member performs the track from his latest solo venture The Bear outside his schoolhouse studio.
  Pre-Coachella weekend 1 playing it cool
The LA-based four-piece takes us behind the scenes of their weekend festival experience.
  The North Charleston festival curated by Shovels & Rope also featured Sharon Van Etten, Modest Mouse, Mavis Staples, Adia Victoria, and Black Pumas.
  Both “Pink Sky” and “Broken Families” appear on the actress/songwriter’s forthcoming LP Lady for Sale.
  Artists pose during weekend two of the Indio music fest.
  The Dublin-based five-piece played a memorable set alongside Just Mustard this weekend before vocalist Grian Chatten’s laryngitis diagnosis.
  The experimental songwriter performs the track from his new album d E A T h ~ b U g in his backyard.
  Brockhampton, Phoebe Bridgers, Wallows, Caroline Polachek, Denzel Curry, and many more highlights from weekend one in Indio.
  The co-founder of the British synthpop duo will be taking over FLOOD FM this week with hand-picked songs and stories.
  The inaugural Coachella kick-off event also featured sets from Jahi Sundance and DJ Chocolatebarbangs
